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Social Determinants of Health

The Importance of Integrated Care Models that Address Medical, Behavioral, and Social Health Needs

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Health care delivery drives only 20 percent of health outcomes, with behavioral and social determinants — including income, living environment, employment status, and access to transportation and healthy food — playing a much bigger role in overall health. There is growing recognition among policymakers that integrating health care with social supports and services is critical to improving broad population health, advancing health equity, and reducing health care spending.

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    Street Medicine Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Two Community Health Centers Are Adapting to Better Serve People Experiencing Homelessness January 2021
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    Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans October 2020
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    How Can Health Plans Support People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Q&A with L.A. Care Health Plan August 2020
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    Responding to COVID-19 and Beyond: Demo Day for Medicaid Innovation August 2020

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January 2021 As Crises Collide: Provider Insights on Caring for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder during the COVID-19 Pandemic

As states enforced shelter-in-place orders, many people receiving treatment for opioid use disorder or other substance use disorders experienced a disruption in care adding to the general stress and anxiety linked to COVID-19.

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●Millions of Americans are asking their PCPs about the #COVID19 vaccine. But the pandemic has brought a long-standing crisis in our primary care system to a boil, making it hard to meet patients’ needs. We can do better.

@Farzad_MD and I share how: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/opinion-editorial/missing-piece-our-fight-against-covid-19-primary-care

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